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2/16/2012 - Gulko - Chigorin, USSR 1971

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15 months ago · Quote · #1
dailypuzzle

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15 months ago · Quote · #2
diontd

first! for the first time too!

nice puzzle
15 months ago · Quote · #3
Jacob30

ok
15 months ago · Quote · #4
slychovic

third post

Nice puzzle

but how if after 2.Qd5+ Kh7 ?
15 months ago · Quote · #5
Jotim1

lol kinda easy
15 months ago · Quote · #6
ahoythere

not first
15 months ago · Quote · #7
slychovic

slychovic wrote:

third post

Nice puzzle

but how if after 2.Qd5+ Kh7 ?

oh okay. i got my answer.

2. Qd5+ kh7
3. f8=N+
4. Ng6#
15 months ago · Quote · #8
slychovic

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15 months ago · Quote · #9
RSzgvYzxpizmp

slychovic wrote: third postNice puzzlebut how if after 2.Qd5+ Kh7 ? exf8=N+ Kh8 Neg6#
15 months ago · Quote · #10
Zhanhui1995

easy
15 months ago · Quote · #11
Labfrog

Nice.
15 months ago · Quote · #12
dunce

solid
15 months ago · Quote · #13
RenataCFC

slychovic wrote:

third post

Nice puzzle

but how if after 2.Qd5+ Kh7 ?

Mate in four (instead of five as in the puzzle solution): exf8=N+ Kh8, and the original knight finishes it off.

Nice puzzle.
15 months ago · Quote · #14
Pavrey

Not all that easy - the zwichen-check is the key
15 months ago · Quote · #15
ziggy111
15 months ago · Quote · #16
bknight-sk

nice checkmate
15 months ago · Quote · #17
walakangpaki
15 months ago · Quote · #18
FM tjychess

yes! just in
15 months ago · Quote · #19
dufferps

The continuations would be:

3. Qxf7+ Kh7 ( 3... Kh8 4. e8=Q+ Kh7 5. Qg6# ) 3. Qg6+ Kg8 5. e8=Q#
15 months ago · Quote · #20
zdark

dailypuzzle wrote:

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This just check not checkmate!

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